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Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Sinificant Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities | Brown & Brown’s significant non-cash investing and financing activities for the years ended December 31 are summarized as follows:
(in thousands) |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
Other payable issued for purchased customer accounts |  | $ | 25,439 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Notes payable issued or assumed for purchased customer accounts |  | $ | 59 |  |  | $ | 1,603 |  |  | $ | 3,821 |
Estimated acquisition earn-out payables and related charges |  | $ | 21,479 |  |  | $ | 30,525 |  |  | $ | 25,090 |
Notes received on the sale of fixed assets and customer accounts |  | $ | 967 |  |  | $ | 8,166 |  |  | $ | 1,825 |

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